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consenting

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con·sent  (kn-snt)
intr.v. con·sent·ed, con·sent·ing, con·sents
1. To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree. See Synonyms at assent.
2. Archaic To be of the same mind or opinion.
n.
1. Acceptance or approval of what is planned or done by another; acquiescence. See Synonyms at permission.
2. Agreement as to opinion or a course of action: She was chosen by common consent to speak for the group.
[Middle English consenten, from Old French consentir, from Latin cnsentre : com-, com- + sentre, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]
con·senter n.
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Adj.1.consenting - having given consent; "consenting adults"
willing - disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"
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German consenting [kənˈsɛntɪŋ] adj between consenting adults → zwischen Erwachsenen
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Frederica's visit was nominally for six weeks, but her mother, though inviting her to return in one or two affectionate letters, was very ready to oblige the whole party by consenting to a prolongation of her stay, and in the course of two months ceased to write of her absence, and in the course of two or more to write to her at all.
Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context
The danger of delay obliges the consenting provinces to furnish their quotas, without waiting for the others; and then to obtain reimbursement from the others, by deputations, which are frequent, or otherwise, as they can.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
And this was the time that my mother had innocently chosen for consenting to receive as her daughter-in-law Mrs.
The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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